Alzheimer's and The Invisible Siblings

Many of us who are the One have experienced intense disappointment, hurt, and anger when we feel like we've been abandoned by those with an equal stake in our loved one ’ s care.By Pamela R. KelleyAlzheimer's Reading RoomBuried in the comments to Bob ’ s article,In the Bunkhouse, Random Thoughts Edition, and in reference to the growing number of Alzheimer's caregivers (almost 15 million), I noticed this exchange:Carole: "What I'd really like stats on, are those who have a close relative with Alzheimer's ... and they refuse to help. I want a stat on the deadbeats so they can see themselves officially identified. Right now they are invisible".Nancy: “ Hear, Hear!!! I totally agree!! If everyone who identified themselves as a primary caregiver also indicated how many siblings they have who do not help … well, my conservative estimate is another 15 million!!!”Alzheimer's Support is Like Medicine for the BrainMany of us who arethe One have experienced intense disappointment, hurt, and anger when wefeel like we've been abandoned to our mission by those with an equal stake in our loved one ’ s care.Reading the above exchange made me wonderabout those invisible siblings and adult children.How can they blithely carry on without realizing how important and meaningful a small act in support of the caring mission would be? Then, I began to identify all of the assumptions I made when I formulated the question.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join...
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